Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings

Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings demonstrates the development of Italian drawing from the beginning of the 15th-century, which coincides with the start of the Early Renaissance, to roughly 1510, close to the end of the High Renaissance. Along the way, these 101 fragile, 500+ year old drawings allow us to see the introduction of perspective and naturalism. The artists on view comprise a veritable Who's Who of the Italian Renaissance: Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Verrocchio, Perugino, Ghirlandaio, Veronese, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and, of course, Leonardo (who is responsible for one-tenth of the drawings shown).

Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings was organized jointly by the British Museum and the Uffizi Gallery, with each institution contributing 50% of the works. It opened at the British Museum (April 25-July 25, 2010) and will next be installed at the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence (February 1-April 30, 2011).